Orissa High Court Upholds Labour Department Order on School Transport Registration

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Orissa High Court Upholds Labour Department Order on School Transport Registration

The Orissa High Court has dismissed a writ petition filed by a Bhubaneswar-based CBSE school challenging the Labour Department’s order to register its transport service under the Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961. The court ruled that charging transport fees makes the school’s bus service a motor transport undertaking under the law.

Published by Abhishek Swain | January 25, 2026

The Orissa High Court, in a judgment delivered by Justice SK Panigrahi, rejected a petition by a private unaided CBSE-affiliated school in Bhubaneswar. The school had challenged notices issued by the Labour Department directing it to register its transport service under the Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961.

The Labour Department argued that since the school charges transportation fees and operates around 11 buses for students and staff, it qualifies as a motor transport undertaking. Upholding this view, the court ruled that the transport service, even if incidental to education, does not get exemption if it meets the legal definition. The court also clarified that charging transport fees amounts to carriage for hire or reward, regardless of profit.